English 12 – Multi-Genre Reading Annotations Name: Kieran

Topic Social Media’s Effect on Mental Health

Title of Source and Author Quotation from Source and Page # (if applicable) Critical and/or Personal Response

(Summarize, Connect, Question, Expand)

Exploring the effects of social
media use on the mental health of
young adults
By Amelia Strickland
“According to the DSM-IV-TR, narcissistic personality disorder is marked by a
grandiose sense of self-importance, fantasies of unlimited power, self-
promotion, vanity and superficial relationships. Furthermore, according to
Rosen et al. (2013), many studies show social networking sites exacerbate
narcissism.” pg. 6
The author explains that social media influences narcissistic activities. I, too, have seen
people act like they are important just because they got more likes or followers than
others.

Exploring the effects of social
media use on the mental health of
young adults
By Amelia Strickland
“There are also several studies linking social media to anxiety and compulsive This passage basically is saying that many people aren’t comfortable when they haven’t
behaviour. A recent research study found that 45% of British adults indicated looked at their social media after a certain amount of time. I like this passage because it
that they feel worried or uncomfortable when they cannot access their email goes into one of the four stressors of social media from the first TED talk which was ‘fear
or social network sites (Anxiety UK, 2012). pg. 6 of being out of the loop.’

Exploring the effects of social
media use on the mental health of
young adults
By Amelia Strickland
“Phantom vibration syndrome, defined as perceived vibration from a cell
phone that is not vibrating, has been reported to occur with large numbers of
people. Phantom vibration syndrome may reflect a manifestation of the
anxiety that cell phones elicit in those who are obsessed with checking in on
their social media and messages.” pg. 6-7
This quotation that I have included here is something that has happened to me before,
though it doesn’t happen anymore. It felt like the phone was vibrating when it wasn’t at
all. Even when my phone wasn’t in my pocket, I could feel the vibration.
Exploring the effects of social
media use on the mental health of
young adults
By Amelia Strickland
Exploring the effects of social
media use on the mental health of
young adults
By Amelia Strickland
“The literature review up to this point demonstrates that young adults operate
at a vulnerable precipice: as a population, young adults are at a high risk of
developing mental health problems as they experience emerging adulthood.
These same young adults are the most active users of social media, which has
a distinct connection with mental health problems.” pg. 11
“Sedentary behaviours, like those encouraged by social media use have been
linked to physical health risks.” pg. 14
What the author is saying is that young adults are the most susceptible to mental health
issues to which social media has a connection.
Social media can make you behave in a way that creates not just mental but physical
risks, with both of these intertwined with one another, making it more dangerous than
people may think.